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WD WD3003FZEX

Black 3TB (2013)

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

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Average Bench: 81.5% (79th of 1010)

more Based on 4,925 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD3003FZEX-00Z4SA0, WDC WD30 03FZEX-00Z4S, WDC WD3003FZEX-32Z4SA0, WD3003FZEX-00Z4SA0, WDC WD30 03FZEX-00Z4SA0, WDC WD3003FZEX-0, WDC WD3003FZEX-00Z4S, WDC WD3003FZEX-00Z4SA
Poor: 58%Average: 81.5% Great: 97%

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Very good average bench

The WD Black 3TB (2013) averaged just 18.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Black 3TB (2013) near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.78MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.92MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Black 3TB (2013) is 38.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Black 3TB (2013) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 99.9MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 136MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,925 samples)
Rank 7981.5%
Min Avg Max
103 Read 147 180
99.9 Write 138 163
62.6 Mixed 99.9 151
78.7 SusWrite 136 168
95.9% 130 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.48 4K Read 0.82 1.1
1.71 4K Write 2.92 3.5
0.21 4K Mixed 0.78 1.1
175% 1.51 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 151 152 149 160 154 MB/s
91.4% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 125
Mixed 82.5
SusWrite 153
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
181% 1.3 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 146 147 147 149 150 MB/s
88% Excellent
Read 160
Write 153
Mixed 109
SusWrite 146
105% 142 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1
207% 1.73 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 147 147 148 149 149 MB/s
87.1% Excellent
Read 155
Write 155
Mixed 111
SusWrite 148
105% 142 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 0.9
202% 1.8 MB/s
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 106 94 87 106 83 MB/s
65.9% Good
Read 139
Write 162
Mixed 76.1
SusWrite 89.9
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 0.9
212% 1.87 MB/s
669GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 99 107 106 106 107 MB/s
58.6% Above average
Read 101
Write 97.3
Mixed 67
SusWrite 103
68% 91.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
229% 1.67 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 32 36 35 40 42 MB/s
56.1% Above average
Read 159
Write 153
Mixed 88.9
SusWrite 35.7
81% 109 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1.2
241% 1.83 MB/s
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 Prices

AmazonUS $1512 years
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Gaming 105%
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Desktop 86%
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Workstation 68%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $182

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $307Bench 87%, 242,541 samples9,189x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $200Bench 86%, 117,686 samples1,961x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $299Bench 96%, 195,875 samples965x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $467Bench 124%, 276,631 samples2,952x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $380Bench 98%, 338,797 samples2,450x
GTX 980 TiNvidia  $550Bench 97%, 86,474 samples1,426x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $95Bench 105%, 261,697 samples1,527x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $120Bench 114%, 231,419 samples1,449x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung  $500Bench 223%, 26,324 samples639x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $172Bench 84%, 86,839 samples1,064x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $195Bench 89%, 49,087 samples609x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $144Bench 73%, 26,710 samples435x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $1,223

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